Defence accord signed with China
Defence accord signed with China
KARACHI, Sept 4: A defence assistance protocol between the People's
Liberation Army and the Pakistan Armed Forces was signed on Thursday
after a meeting between Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen
Mohammad Aziz Khan and People's Liberation Army's chief of the general
staff Gen Liang Guanglie.
Gen Liang Guanglie, who is also member of the China's Central Military
Commission, arrived here in the lead of an 11-member military
delegation on a four-day-long visit.
An ISPR press release stated that the visiting delegates were received
by the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen Mohammad Aziz Khan
and Corps Commander Lt Gen Tariq Waseem Ghazi at the Corps Officers
Mess.
A guard of honour was presented to the distinguished guests.
The chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, and the Chinese Chief
of the General Staff, discussed matters relating to defence
cooperation.
The Chinese delegation will visit Islamabad besides visiting a PAF
base and several of the naval fleet units in Karachi before their
departure to China.-APP
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